Police Operatives serving in the Enugu State Command, attached to Ozalla Division and the Distress Response Squad (DRS), at about 6:30 a.m. today, 27th October 2025, recovered a MAN Diesel truck that was earlier stolen at about 12:05 a.m. the same day from where it was parked in Benin City, Edo State.
The recovery, made at Ozalla in Nkanu West Local Government Area along the Enugu/Port Harcourt Expressway, followed the operatives’ swift response to distress information from the Command’s Control Room that the stolen vehicle was heading towards the Expressway.
The recovered truck
According to the police public relations officer,Enugu state police command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement he signed and made available to Newsmen in Enugu, ” on sighting the operatives, the hoodlums abandoned the truck and fled into the bush. However, the operatives are on the trail of the fleeing interstate criminal suspects, while the recovered vehicle has been secured for further investigative actions.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, has commended the operatives for their swift and coordinated response, reaffirming the Command’s commitment to proactive policing. He urged citizens to remain vigilant and promptly report security-related information or criminal situations to the nearest Police Station or through the Command’s hotlines 08032003702, 08086671202, and the State Command-and-Control Centre on 112, 09134666668, or 09134448093.,” Ndukwe said.
